Marike Rüther, Alexander James Hagan, Sarah J Verity
{"title":"The role of CNS tumor location in health-related quality of life outcomes: A systematic review of supratentorial vs infratentorial tumors in childhood survivorship.","authors":"Marike Rüther, Alexander James Hagan, Sarah J Verity","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2268776","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2268776","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Continued advancements in the treatment of pediatric brain tumors have resulted in a growing proportion of children surviving previously incurable diagnoses. However, survivors of pediatric brain tumors show reduced Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) compared to healthy populations and non-CNS childhood cancer survivors. This review systematically evaluates the existing literature on the influence of supratentorial and infratentorial brain tumor locations on Health-Related Quality of Life outcomes in survivors of pediatric brain tumors. Five electronic databases were searched for relevant articles published between their inception and January 2022. A purpose-developed evaluative tool was constructed to assess the quality of eligible studies. 16 of the 5270 identified articles were included in this review (<i>n</i> = 1391). This review found little evidence relating to the impact of brain tumor location on HRQoL, with only one study finding a significant difference between supratentorial and infratentorial tumor survivors. Key limitations of the current evidence include poor statistical reporting, ambiguous construct definitions, and insufficient adjustment for confounds. Findings from this review show that recovery from a pediatric brain tumor extends beyond recovery post-treatment and that further study into the factors influencing survivor HRQoL, including the influence of tumor location, is necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":" ","pages":"128-147"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41231899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Arabic diglossia affects the performances on phonological working memory tasks: Research evidence among first graders.","authors":"Gubair Tarabeh, Haitham Taha, Shimon Sapir","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2259036","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2259036","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effect of bilingualism on verbal learning and memory was explored in different studies. Different researchers assume that the Arabic diglossia, represents a case of bilingualism in the lingual context. Hence, the current study aimed to investigate the impact of diglossia in Arabic on the phonological working memory among beginner readers. Forty-one Arabic first graders (<i>M</i> = 7.13, <i>SD</i> = .73) were administered three tasks of phonological working memory in two versions (i.e., spoken and standard language); Two tasks were designed to test verbal retrieval and one task was designed to test remembering of instructions. The participants showed significant diglossic differences between spoken and standard stimuli in verbal retrieval tasks while no such significant differences appeared in remembering of instructions' task, especially, when the processing demands increased. In addition, the findings may shed light on the importance of developing research tools and tasks with a higher level of sensitivity in order to examine the diglossic effect on memory functions in general and verbal working memory in particular. The results were discussed considering the impact of the Arabic diglossia on cognitive and memory processing skills.</p>","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":" ","pages":"74-82"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41095854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The relationship between executive function and activities of daily living in children with specific learning disorders.","authors":"Seyedeh Tahmineh Mousavi, Ghobad Jamali, Parvin Raji","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2270755","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2270755","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores the relationship between executive functions (EF) and activities of daily living in children with specific learning disorder (SLD). Thirty SLD children (14 females and 16 males) and thirty typically developing (TD) children (13 females and 17 males) aged 8 to 11 years were selected from learning disabilities schools and centers as well as public schools in Tehran, Iran. The mean age for the TD group was 9.67 ± 0.82 and for the SLD group was 9.5 ± 0.5. Basic Activities of Daily Living (B-ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) were assessed using the Modified Barthel questionnaire and the Lawton scale, respectively. Executive function was evaluated using the Parent Form of Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) questionnaire. Pearson correlations were utilized to determine the correlation between the average score of \"executive function\" and \"daily life activities\". Results indicated that children with SLD scored significantly lower in EFs compared to TD children. Although there was no significant difference in B-ADL between the two groups, children with SLD scored lower in IADL. This study sheds light on the impact of EF on the ability of children with SLD to complete daily living activities. Further research is needed to better understand and address these challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":" ","pages":"100-106"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50156884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Language phenotypes in children with autism spectrum disorder, expressive language disorder, and typical language development.","authors":"Irine Doghadze, Tamar Gagoshidze","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2221359","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2221359","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to compare language abilities in 4-6-year-old Georgian-speaking children with typical language development (TLD), expressive language disorder (ELD), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Language linguistic components, such as phonology, semantics, syntax, morphology, and pragmatics, were examined along with verbal behavior types like \"mand,\" \"tact,\" \"echoic,\" and \"intraverbal.\" Our sample comprised 148 children, with a gender distribution of 50 girls and 98 boys. Significant differences were observed in the application of various parts of speech across the three groups. Children with ELD were found to use pronouns more frequently compared to TLD and ASD groups. Conversely, children exhibiting typical language development displayed a greater usage of conjunctions and particles than the other groups. Notably, linguistic error patterns varied across groups: children with ELD predominantly committed errors in phonetics and morphosyntax, while children with ASD had more pragmatic errors and also struggled with morphosyntax. Moreover, the ASD group was found to use \"mands\" and \"echoics\" more frequently than both the TLD and ELD groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":" ","pages":"12-22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9950875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hansel Soto Hernández, Larissa Maiara Fernandes De Morais, Artemis de Paula Paiva, Izabel Hazin, Ernesto Vladimir Ramírez Arroyo
{"title":"A systematic review of assessment instruments for linguistic precursors during child development, ages 6 to 18 months.","authors":"Hansel Soto Hernández, Larissa Maiara Fernandes De Morais, Artemis de Paula Paiva, Izabel Hazin, Ernesto Vladimir Ramírez Arroyo","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2270099","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2270099","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Linguistic precursors (gaze, joint attention, gestures, social interaction, etc.) have a predictive value over the course of child development. The aim of the present review is to analyze the content structure, and the theoretical perspective, of assessment instruments that focus on linguistic precursors for the 6-18-month age group. The search was achieved through the following citation databases: BVS, MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, SciELO, Redalyc, Web of Science, Google Scholar, as well as the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Elegible articles were obtained using the following terms: \"neuropsychological tests,\" \"nonverbal communication,\" \"child language\" and \"infant\" as well as their equivalents in Spanish and Portuguese. Twenty-six assessment instruments were found to be compatible with the eligibility criteria. From the results, 19 instruments explore various domains of linguistic precursors, while 7 are task-specific proposals. Five instruments are aimed at early detection of signs of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. The implementation of Bruner's model of communicative functions was found on 15% of the instruments. This article provides timely information for clinicians who work with children during early stages of development, in relation to the methodical monitoring, assessment and accompaniment of infants and toddlers during the prelinguistic stage.</p>","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":" ","pages":"107-127"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49673587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neuropsychological profile of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and children with Developmental Language Disorder and its relationship with social communication.","authors":"Ruth Peeters, Angie Premchand, Wim Tops","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2211703","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2211703","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study was to probe neuropsychological mechanisms of social communication in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and children with Developmental Language Disorders (DLD). Due to overlap of symptoms that include social dysfunction, diagnostic boundaries between these two developmental disorders remain unclear. This study hypothesizes that these two groups of children differ in the characteristics and in the underlying mechanisms of their social issues.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study examines a wide range of neuropsychological domains in search of a relationship with social communication. A total of 75 children with ASD and 26 children with DLD are included. A cross-battery assessment of neuropsychological functions is conducted, and social communication is evaluated using the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The neuropsychological profile for the ASD group differs from the DLD group, with the former demonstrating higher scores on Visual Processing and Comprehension, whereas the DLD group scores higher on Fluid Reasoning, Visual Processing and Processing Speed. Correlation analysis reveals that the association between neuropsychological domains and social communication differs between the groups.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Children with ASD and DLD clearly have distinctive neuropsychological profiles-their strengths and weaknesses are not equivalent. Such results motivate broad assessment of neuropsychological functions, as this assists in differentiating ASD from DLD for theragnostic purposes.</p>","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9893300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gözde Yazkan Akgül, Burcu Yıldırım Budak, Neşe Perdahlı Fiş, Ayşe Burcu Erdoğdu Yıldırım
{"title":"Executive functions in adolescents with gender dysphoria.","authors":"Gözde Yazkan Akgül, Burcu Yıldırım Budak, Neşe Perdahlı Fiş, Ayşe Burcu Erdoğdu Yıldırım","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2270096","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2270096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> Aim of this study is evaluating EF by performing neurocognitive tests, and to identify gender-related differences in EF between adolescents with and without GD.<b>Methods:</b> 8 Female-to-Male transgender adolescents (FtMs), and 14 Male-to-Female transsexual adolescents (MtFs) (Gender Dysphoria Group, GDG) and 29 boys, 21 girls (Control Group, CG), were tested in a cross-sectional study, using the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT), and Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT). The psychiatric diagnoses were established by using the KD-SADS.<b>Results:</b> Among GDG 72.7%, had at least one psychopathology. There weren't any significant differences in, estimated IQ scores, or WCST subtest scores between the 2 groups. COWAT total word count and SCWT-5 total duration test scores were better in the CG.<b>Conclusion:</b> CG had better performance on verbal fluency and response inhibition whereas no differences found on set shifting abilities. In consideration of the existence of EF-related impairment in adolescents with GD, appropriate support and interventions are expected to improve their adaptation skills and comorbid psychopathologies. These results should be interprete cautiously and additional larger scale studies are needed to obtain more comprehensive data related to gender differences in EF of adolescents with GD.</p>","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":" ","pages":"94-99"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49673588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The relationship between mean length of utterance (MLU), Persian developmental sentence score (PDSS), and photographic expressive Persian grammar test (PEGT) in typically developing children and those with developmental language disorder (DLD).","authors":"Nasrin Shahouzaei, Toktam Maleki Shahmahmood, Fatemeh Haresabadi, Nahid Jalilehvand, Zahra Sharifi Movahhed","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2253481","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2253481","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study investigated the relationship between three practical measures for evaluating Persian grammar expression skills, MLU, PDSS, and PEGT, in preschool children with developmental language disorder (DLD) and their typically developing (TD) peers.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Secondary data were obtained by re-analyzing language samples collected in previous studies. Previously audiotaped language samples of 25 monolingual 5-7 years-old Persian children with DLD and 25 TD children were transcribed and reanalyzed to calculate MLU in words (MLU-w) and PDSS for comparison with the results of PEGT.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Children with DLD had lower scores in PEGT, PDSS, and MLU-w than TD children (<i>p</i> < 0.001). In addition, there was a strong correlation between PDSS and MLU-w in both DLD (r = 0.91) and TD groups (r = 0.79). There was a significant correlation between PEGT and MLU (r = 0.76) and PDSS (r = 0.78) in the DLD group, while these correlations were not significant in TD group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Considering the positive and significant correlation between MLU, PDSS, and PEGT in children with DLD, the use of PEGT, as a valid, reliable, and accurate test of grammar, which can be implemented quickly and easily, is suggested for clinical purposes of identification and screening of Persian children with DLD.</p>","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":" ","pages":"46-54"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10209868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
William T Tsushima, Kyoko Shirahata, Troy Furutani
{"title":"Population-based normative data and language effects of the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessmentand Cognitive Testing (ImPACT).","authors":"William T Tsushima, Kyoko Shirahata, Troy Furutani","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2222427","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21622965.2023.2222427","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>When test results are interpreted based on the norms of the U.S. population, misdiagnoses of neurocognitive impairment could occur with subgroups of individuals whose demographic characteristics differ from the overall population. The present study compared locally-based normative test data of the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) of high school athletes in Hawaii, where diverse ethnicity and bilingualism are prominent, versus published test norms.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>8637 high school athletes in Hawaii underwent ImPACT baseline testing. Non-parametric group comparisons of age, sex, and language groups were performed. Classification ranges for the ImPACT Composite scores and Total Symptom of the Hawaii sample were presented in percentile ranks that corresponded to the published ImPACT normative tables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mann-Whitney <i>U</i> Test indicated significant differences in ImPACT Verbal Memory, Visual Memory, Visual Motor Speed, and Reaction Time Composite scores between age groups and sexes, although the effect sizes were small. Kruskal-Wallis <i>H</i> Test indicated no differences among the language groups. Percentile ranks of the Hawaii scores were predominantly similar to the ImPACT norms, except for Visual Motor Speed in the Impaired and Borderline ranges.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings suggest that locally based normative data should be considered for sub-populations that may differ from the general population. Language factors, such as bilingualism, did not have significant effect on the ImPACT scores.</p>","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":" ","pages":"23-28"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9633656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lorena Canet-Juric, Rosario Gelpi-Trudo, Eliana Zamora, Juan I Galli, Valeria Abusamra, Angel Tabullo
{"title":"Executive functions contributions to copying and text production in elementary school children.","authors":"Lorena Canet-Juric, Rosario Gelpi-Trudo, Eliana Zamora, Juan I Galli, Valeria Abusamra, Angel Tabullo","doi":"10.1080/21622965.2024.2440929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2024.2440929","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Executive functions (EF), including verbal and visuospatial working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility, are associated with academic skills such as copying and producing written texts in school-age children.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study was to examine the association between primary school children's executive function skills and their ability to copy and produce written texts.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>We included 282 children attending primary school (children in fourth to sixth grade; mean age = 10.22 years, SD = 0.86). Text copying tasks (transcription) and a photographic description (expressive writing skills) of the BEEsc Battery (Batería para la Evaluación de la Escritura) were administered. The visual search, working memory, flexibility, and inhibition tests of the TAC (Tareas de Autorregulación Cognitiva) battery were administered for EF.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Children with better resistance to distractor interference and response inhibition scores wrote more words and made fewer phonological errors in the copy task; and their written composition quality improved with less omission errors, shifting and visuospatial working memory in the production task. In addition, we found that both copy, and production skills varied as a function of demographic factors, finding higher scores in higher grade students and among girls.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The findings indicate that children with higher EF skills exhibit enhanced writing copy and composition performances. Furthermore, demographic differences (gender and school grade) significantly influenced writing outcomes, underscoring the need for tailored educational strategies. These findings point to the role of EF in writing and provide theoretical input for classroom practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":8047,"journal":{"name":"Applied Neuropsychology: Child","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142909082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}